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Pen y Ddinas Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Meirionnydd, Wales, and forms part of the archaeological record of Iron Age defensive settlements in the region. The site comprises an earthwork fortification positioned to command views across the surrounding landscape, typical of hillforts constructed during the later prehistoric period. Its defensive characteristics include banks and ditches arranged to protect an enclosed interior settlement space, reflecting the military and social organisation of Iron Age communities in Wales. The monument is recorded in the Cadw Scheduled Ancient Monuments register as a site of national archaeological importance, preserving evidence of prehistoric settlement patterns and territorial control in medieval Meirionnydd.
Pen y Ddinas Camp is a scheduled monument protected by Cadw under reference ME076. View the official record →
Pen y Ddinas Camp is a prehistoric hillfort located in Meirionnydd, Wales, and forms part of the archaeological record of Iron Age defensive settlements in the region. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Cadw under reference ME076.
Pen y Ddinas Camp dates from the prehistoric period, and is classified as a hillfort. It is one of over 32,000 scheduled monuments protected across Britain.
Pen y Ddinas Camp is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Cadw — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in Wales. The official designation reference is ME076.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Cyfannedd-Fach Homestead (8.4 km), Fairbourne Anti-invasion Defences (8.5 km), Bron-Llety-Ifan cairns and cup-marked rock (8.6 km).
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